 | John Charles Curtis - 1863 - 178 страници
...'tween our breath and instant death Within that howling main. THE VILLAGE BLACKSMITH.— Longfellow. UNDER a spreading chestnut tree The village smithy...face, For he owes not any man. Week in, week out, from morn till night, You can hear his bellows blow ; You can hear him swing his heavy sledge, With measured... | |
 | 1863 - 260 страници
...speaking teach. VIL Trades, Arts, and Situations. 74. VILLAGE BLACKSMITH. UNDER a spreading chestnut-tree The village smithy stands ; The smith, a mighty man...world in the face, For he owes not any man. Week in, weak out, from morn till night, You can hear his bellows blow ; You can hear him swing his heavy sledge,... | |
 | Edward Thomas Stevens - 1863 - 234 страници
...1 9 17 11 6 19 23 4 7 16 Ibs. 2 (5) oz. dwt. gr. 4 17 13 1 5 16 14 4 4 11 19 3 298 4 1 7 6 7 3 4 15 His hair is crisp, and black, and long ; His face...face, For he owes not any man. Week in, week out, from morn till night, You can hear his bellows blow ; You can hear him wield his heavy sledge, With measured... | |
 | John Cumming - 1863 - 340 страници
...Village Blacksmith " has also characteristic touches — homely, and occasionally heavenly also:— " His hair is crisp, and black, and long, His face is...For he owes not any man. " Week in, week out, from morn to night You can hear his bellows blow ; You can hear him swing his heavy sledge With measured... | |
 | 1982 - 348 страници
...new , the old; More precious than a kingdom's gold Is friendship's thrill . Author Unknown Selected Under a spreading chestnut -tree The village smithy...For he owes not any man . Week in, week out, from morn till night, You can hear his bellows blow; You can hear him swing his heavy sledge, With measured... | |
 | Donald Hall - 1985 - 266 страници
...still pursuing, Learn to labor and to wait. The Village Blacksmith Under a spreading chestnut-tree The village smithy stands; The smith, a mighty man...face, For he owes not any man. Week in, week out, from morn till night, You can hear his bellows blow; You can hear him swing his heavy sledge, With measured... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1988 - 442 страници
...death like this, On the reef of Norman's Woe! THE VILLAGE BLACKSMITH UNDER a spreading chestnut-tree The village smithy stands; The smith, a mighty man...face, For he owes not any man. Week in, week out, from morn till night, You can hear his bellows blow; You can hear him swing his heavy sledge, With measured... | |
 | Martin Gardner - 1992 - 226 страници
...hear The hurrying hoof-beats of that steed, The Village Blacksmith Under a spreading chestnut-tree The village smithy stands; The smith, a mighty man...face, For he owes not any man. Week in, week out, from morn till night, You can hear his bellows blow; You can hear him swing his heavy sledge, With measured... | |
 | Herbert A. Applebaum - 1992 - 664 страници
...example, we recall Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's celebrated The Village Blacksmith, and these rhymes: His brow is wet with honest sweat, He earns whate'er...the whole world in the face, For he owes not any man (1960, 104). They were also a favorite subject for Roman sculptors. Blacksmiths are depicted on tombstones... | |
 | Diane Ravitch - 2000 - 662 страници
...and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labour and to wait. THE VILLAGE BLACKSMITH Under a spreading chestnut...face, For he owes not any man. Week in, week out, from morn till night, You can hear his bellows blow; You can hear him swing his heavy sledge, With measured... | |
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His hair is crisp, and black, and long, His face is like the tan ; His brow is wet with honest sweat, He earns whate'er he can, And looks the whole world in the face, For he owes not any man. 
